BEIJING, January 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The modernization of China is an evolving quest of the Chinese people over generations.
In 2023, the country began its first full year of implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), charting a path forward for the next stage of China path of modernization.
“Chinese modernization, global opportunities”, a special interactive page launched by CGTN, details China national development and international contribution in 2023 through visual effects and in-depth stories.
Strong focus on Chinese modernization
In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping carried out 14 domestic inspections, releasing detailed plans and instructions during each visit and urging unremitting efforts to advance China’s modernization based on local characteristics.
Development was the most frequently mentioned keyword during Xi’s inspection tours, suggesting a strong focus on the goal of advancing Chinese modernization.
Xi stressed the need for the regions he visited to fully implement the new development concept and the importance of focusing on promoting high-quality development and building a new development model. .
Besides development, innovation, technology, modernization, ecology, culture, people, economy, quality and safety are the other words and expressions most used by Xi during his visits, according to an analysis of CGTN.
Guided by the objectives set out in its development master plan, China, in 2023, remained one of the main growth engines of the global economy. The International Monetary Fund predicts that China The economy would grow by 5.4% in 2023, in line with the expected pace globally.
Sharing development dividends with the world
In 2023, China has promoted global prosperity, stability and peace by sharing with the world the development dividends achieved through modernization.
As President Xi said in his 2024 New Year speech: “We will work closely with the international community for the common good of mankind, build a community with a shared future for mankind, and make the world a better place better for all.”
During the first China-Central Asia summit, China and the five Central Asian countries signed seven bilateral and multilateral documents and more than 100 cooperation agreements in various fields.
The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in October, the most important celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), produced 458 outcomes, with cooperation agreements of a value of a value $97.2 billion concluded.
During their “frank and fruitful” talks Moscow, President Xi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have drawn up a plan for the development of bilateral relations. The highly anticipated Xi-Biden meeting at San Francisco played a key role in reshaping relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Contribute to the rise of the Global South in 2023, China supported the expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS. He also launched a series of plans to help Africa carry out modernization and sign BRI cooperation documents with the 22 Arab countries and the League of Arab States.
In March, thanks to the mediation of China, Saudi Arabia And Iran agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies.
China has proven through his words and deeds that he has always been and continues to be a supporter of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of international order.
SOURCE CGTN
